Abstract
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) as an idiopathic, ulcerative inflammatory skin disease with varying clinical pictures is due to the non-specific histology primarily a clinical exclusion diagnosis. The rapid progression, as well as the often fatal course of Pathergy’s phenomenon after surgical intervention is a therapeutic challenge. With the example of complicated course of a 47-year old patient with free DIEP flap for bilateral breast reconstruction due to PG we want to pay attention to this often underrated disease.
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Harhaus, L., Daigeler, A., Kneser, U. (2016). Pyoderma Gangrenosum as Major Complication in Breast Reconstruction. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Breast Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18726-6_136
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